Assembly Business

List of Business

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

ORDERS OF THE DAY

TUESDAY, THE 07^TH NOVEMBER, 2017.

I.       (A)     RECITATION FROM THE HOLY QUR’AN.

(B)     NAAT SHAREEF.

II.      QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

(Public Health Engineering and Information, Science & Technology Departments)

III.    LEAVE APPLICATION OF MEMBERS, IF ANY.

IV.     PRIVILEGE MOTION, IF ANY.

V.       ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 05 OF 2017;GIVEN NOTICE OF BY MR. KHURRAM SHER ZAMAN, MPA REGARDING RISING PRICES OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES IN KARACHI.

VI.       MOTION FOR LEAVE TO INTRODUCE AND CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE BILLS:

1.  Bill No. 06 of 2017-The Pakistan University, Karachi Bill, 2017;given notice of by Ms. Ghazala Sial, MPA.

2.  Bill No. 02 of 2017-The University of Art and Culture, Jamshoro Bill, 2017;given notice of by Ms. Ghazala Sial, MPA.

VII.     PRIVATE RESOLUTIONS:

1.  Resolution No. 31;given notice of by Ms. Nusrat Bano Seher Abbasi, MPA regarding During a clash between two student groups in Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, the students who were on hunger strike have been rusticated from the University.

2.  Resolution No. 28;given notice of by Ms. Rana Ansar, MPA regarding to stop issuing over billing/deduction bills of electricity in the Province particularly in Hyderabad.

3.  Resolution No. 32;given notice of by Ms. Ghazala Sial, MPA regarding to withdraw the recent increase in petroleum products which badly affect the economy and the general public.

4.  Resolution No. 12;given notice of by Syed Sardar Ahmed, MPA regarding Government of Sindh may consider donating some funds as a token relief to the Muslim refugees of Myanmar in Bangladesh who are in great distress.

5.  Resolution No. 30;given notice of by Ms. Saira Shahliani, MPA regarding to restore the old and original name of ‘Ghari Khairo City’ Which was known as ‘Ghari Khairo Jamali’.                                       

VIII.   PRIVATE MOTIONS:

1.  Motion No. 195;given notice of by Mr. Zubair Ahmed Khan, MPA regarding to construct a protective wall right from Sehrish Nagar to Allah Brohi Goth Latifabad.

2.  Motion No. 206;given notice of by Ms. Rana Ansar, MPA regarding to appoint Lady Teachers in Primary Schools to educate children for having better results in the Province.

3.  Motion No. 207;given notice of by Mr. Kamran Akhter, MPA regarding to upgrade Rural Health Center, Baldia Town into 50 Bed Hospital.

4.  Motion No. 208;given notice of by Ms. Khairunisa Mughal, MPA regarding to establish a PTV Channel for Kids to promote education, culture and entertainment amongst the children.

5.  Motion No. 156;given notice of by Mr. Muhammad Dilawar Qureshi, MPA regarding to take measures to provide filtered drinking water to the citizens of Sindh.

IX.       AMENDMENT IN RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH AS CONTEMPLATED BY SUB-RULE 4(A) OF RULE 267 OF RULES OF PROCEDURE:

1.  Motion for leave to introduce the amendment in Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh; given notice of by Mr. Kamran Akhter, MPA.

2.  Motion for leave to introduce the amendment in Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh; given notice of by Mr. Kamran Akhter, MPA.

3.  Motion for leave to introduce the amendment in Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh; given notice of by Mr. Kamran Akhter, MPA.

4.  Motion for leave to introduce the amendment in Rules of Procedure of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh; given notice of by Mr. Kamran Akhter, MPA.

X.       ANY OTHER BUSINESS WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR.

KARACHI, THE                                                             G.M.UMAR FAROOQ

06^TH NOVEMBER, 2017.                                                      SECRETARY

Summary of Proceedings

PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH

PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENTS

LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR

TUESDAY THE 07^TH NOVEMBER, 2017

*1802. MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Public Health Engineering be pleased to state:-

Number of drainage schemes approved for districts Dadu, Larkana, Khairpur, Sukkur and Mirpurkhas during 2010-11?

 ANSWER

MR. FAYAZ ALI BUTT, Minister for Public Health Engineering:

Total 10 numbers drainage schemes were approved during 2010-11 out of which 09 schemes were completed and 01 scheme is in progress.

The details are as under:-

 *1804. MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Public Health Engineering be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that in taluka Johi, district Dadu there is scarcity of drinking water and people are compelled to use unhygienic and contaminated water of ponds and wells;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the intention of the government to provide drinking water and survey carried out for launching water supply schemes with estimated cost?

 ANSWER

MR. FAYAZ ALI BUTT, Minister for Public Health Engineering:

The most population of taluka Johi is in scattered area and people of major villages are getting drinking water from water supply schemes which are based on Tubewell source and many low populated villages are getting water from deep hand pumps. However more water supply schemes and deep hand pumps are required for left over villages/area to cover the maximum population of taluka Johi.

i.     List of completed water supply schemes of taluka Johi is at Annexure-I, placed on the Table of the House.

ii.   List of proposed water supply schemes and deep hand pump alongwith approximated estimated cost at Annexure-II, placed on the Table of the House.

 *2544. MS. NUSRAT SEHER ABBASI: Will the Minister for Public Health Engineering be pleased to state:-

(a)   Is it a fact that old system of water supply in Matli city has become useless and inhabitants are looking for a drop of water;

(b)   If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the reasons thereof?

 ANSWER

MR. FAYAZ ALI BUTT, Minister for Public Health Engineering:

The water supply scheme Matli is not useless. It is functional and inhabitants of Matli city are getting water through existing scheme. However the scheme is insufficient currently for the following reasons:-

i.     Existing water supply scheme Ph-III, Matli was designed for the population of 40000 population upto year 1995 as such the design period of the scheme is exhausted and does not suffice the currently required quantity of water (Annexure-I, placed on the Table of the House).

ii.   Now Sindh Government has included the New phase of water supply for the above city In ADP 2014-15 for design population of 164900 persons for design period upto year 2027 amounting to Rs.707.300 million to fulfill the requirement of Matli city (Annexure-II, placed on the Table of the House).

 *6464. MR. KAMRAN AKHTAR: Will the Minister for Information Science & Technology be pleased to state:-

Grade-wise number of persons appointed in Information & Technology department during 2016-2017, whether all appointments were made on merit basis, if so the details thereof?

 ANSWER

SYED MURAD ALI SHAH (Chief Minister), Minister for Information Science & Technology:

No appointment during the period 2016 to 2017 have been made in Information Science & Technology Department.

 *6678. MR. KAMRAN AKHTAR: Will the Minister for Public Health Engineering be pleased to state:-

Grade-wise number of persons appointed in P.H.E Department during 2014-15 alongwith procedure adopted for the same?

 ANSWER

MR. FAYAZ ALI BUTT, Minister for Public Health Engineering:

No person was appointed during 2014-15 from 01-07-2014 to 30-06-2015 in Public Health Engineering Department.

Karachi:-                                                G. M. Umar Farooq

the 06^th Nov., 2017                                         Secretary

                                                        Provincial Assembly of Sindh.